9th International Mental Health Conference - Holiday Inn Gold Coast

Thursday 14th August - Saturday 16th August 2008

Programme subject to change

      Thursday 14th August 2008
12.00 - 1.00pmRegistration - Level 2 Holiday Inn  
  Room 1 Room 2

Room 3

Optional Workshops

 

$99.00 for registered delegates

  $199.00 for non delegates

1.00 - 3.00pm

Dr John Clarkson

 

Addictions in the Modern World (the impact of lifestyle & illicit drug addictions in the workplace)

Evelyn Fields (FAPS)

 

 Treating targets of workplace bullying: the role of health professionals

Justin Rowe - ADFQ & Interlock

 

Don’t let the pigeon drive the bus: management strategies in the mental health sector

3.00 - 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea

 
3.30 - 5.00pm Workshop 1... contWorkshop 2... cont Workshop 3... cont
Friday 15th August 2008
8.00 - 9.00am Registration     
9.00 - 9.45am Keynote Speaker - TBA     
9.45 - 10.30am Keynote Speaker - TBA     
10.30-11am

Morning Tea

  Paper Stream 1Paper Stream 2 Paper Stream 3 Paper Stream 4
  Psychological Injuries in the Workforce:  categories and causesImplementing  effective clinical treatments:  Primary interventions & treatments promoting recovery Strategies for Workplace re-entry: What the research says Preventing injuries in the workplace: Strategies for a psychologically healthier workplace
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 TBATBA TBA TBA
11.00 - 11.20am      
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11.25 - 11.45am      
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11.50 - 12.10pm      
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12.15 - 12.35pm      
12.40-1.40pm

Lunch

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 TBATBA TBA TBA
1.30pm-1.50pm      
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1.55 - 2.15pm      
 TBATBA TBA TBA
2.20 - 2.40pm      
 TBATBA TBA TBA
2.45 - 3.05pm        
3.10 -3.40pm

Afternoon Tea       

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3.40 - 4.00pm  TBATBA TBA TBA
4.00 - 4.20pmTBATBA TBA TBA
4.20 - 4.40pmTBATBA TBA TBA
4.40 - 5.00pmTBATBA TBA TBA
5.00 - 6.30pm

Welcome Cocktail Function 

Saturday 16th August 2008
8.00 - 9.00amRegistration     
9.00 - 9.45am Professor Sandy Mcfarlane - Managing Trauma in the Workplace

AMA Workshop

(GP's Only)

9.45 - 10.30am Dr Michael Hilton The Economic Impact of Mental Health Difficulties on the Workforce
10.30 - 11.00am Morning Tea
11.00 - 11.45am Dr Evelyn Field - Workplace bullying: a Second Generation Approach Towards Understanding Individual Injuries, Trauma and Organisational Damage

AMA Workshop

(GP's Only)

11.45 - 12.30pm Dr Peter Cotton - The Organisational Prevention of Psychological Injuries
12.30 - 1.30pm Lunch
1.30 - 2.15pm Professor Edward White - Clinical Supervision:  the Contribution to Mental Health Staff Well Being  
2.15 - 3.00pm Dr Peter Stebbins - Depression, Anxiety, Stress in the Workplace  
3.00 - 3.30pm Afternoon Tea       
3.30 - 4.15pm Professor Harvey Whiteford - The Economic Argument for Increased Treatment of Mental Disorders in Australia:  Government & Employer perspectives  
4.15 - 4.30pm Official Close of Conference